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Appalachian Trail through New Hampshire in August 2012

Turtle2 (past thru-hiker) and I plan to hike the AT through NH in August. Anyone want to join us for all or any part of the hike? Or, got any hints, suggestions, warnings, about the trail, maildrops, hostels/towns-not-to-miss, shuttles, parking, etc. to share with us? We plan to attend the 75th Anniversary festivities in Harpers Ferry on the way from Tennessee to New Hampshire. Here's our schedule (subject to change, of course):

Beautiful country you're about to see! The Whites and their reputation speak for themselves. Rocks, rocks, and more rocks; take care of your knees. Watch the weather closely; it can turn in a second. And stay as light as possible; big mile days up there can be gruelers (like going up Webster Cliff.) But you're going with a veteran, so I'm sure he's got you covered.
Most of all, enjoy the hike. Look out at the horizon often. You're about to have the time of your life.

Photo Album

Okay... still way too busy to write up trip report. My middle daughter gets married here at our home tomorrow! But here's a link to the photo album (194 photos) I posted. Each has a caption. Written trip report to follow. Needless to say, we had an awesome experience.

is locally known as a newt. Whether or not that's the actual scienterrific name, I couldn't tell you. When I went to 4H Camp in the '60s we would have newt races. They'd announce them on a Monday at lunch and by Tuesday evening they'd be hard to find anywhere within a quarter mile of the camp. Unfortuantely, most of them did not survive thier time in shoe boxes under bunks well enough to race on Friday afternoons.